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Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Dysfunction, Weight gain ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
pruritus, weight gain ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes
Cravings - Weight Gain ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Antipsychotic Side Effect Profiles (Typical / AtypicaI)

Listed by Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPSE), Weight Gain, Elevated Prolactin
(EPSE), Weight Gain ... SideEffects #Adverse #Psychiatry
Gait Abnormalities Illustrated
 • Spastic paraparetic gait
 • Parkinsonian gait
 • Cerebellar ataxic gait
 • Frontal
Gait Abnormalities ... Spastic paraparetic gait ... • Parkinsonian gait ... • Frontal gait ... @saipeeps #Gait
Abnormalities of Gait and Posture. 
Spastic Hemiparesis
Scissors Gait
Steppage Gait
Parkinsonian Gait
Cerebellar Ataxia
Sensory Ataxia

#Gait #Patterns #Abnormalities #Ataxia #Diagnosis
Abnormalities of Gait ... Hemiparesis Scissors Gait ... Steppage Gait ... Parkinsonian Gait ... Sensory Ataxia #Gait
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
cross-titration need to wait ... Paroxetine: Weight gain ... Initiation #depression #psychiatry
Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications - Comparison Table

First Generation: chlopromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine 
Second Generation: aripirazole, asenapine,
Dyslipidemia, Weight Gain ... SideEffects #Adverse #Psychiatry
Figure 2: Sex differences in the lifetime incidence of psychiatric disorders vary from higher incidence in
lifetime incidence of psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Psychiatric #Disorders
Parkinsonian Gait 

Parkinson's gait is very characteristic: Standing, the patient tends to tilt the trunk forward,
Parkinsonian Gait ... Parkinson's gait ... During gait, it ... in starting the gait ... interruption of gait